After a busy Family Day Long Weekend here in Calgary I wanted a relatively simple supper for Monday night since it was weekend wind down night.

I’ve had this recipe filed for a quite some time and while flipping through piles of recipes I came across it. It’s from one of my Sister In Laws. When she made it for me it was so good I immediately requested the recipe…and then filed it (yikes). Paper piles of recipes….yes it’s true. Back in the day when I lived in Vancouver (early 90’s and slightly before the explosion of online recipes/websites) I used to photocopy or cut out recipes from the Vancouver Province Newspaper. What can I say..the Foodie in me was already emerging.

The photo I took of the chicken is pretty simple. As it was the last day of a long weekend I only had leftovers in the fridge (noodles, potatoes) as accompanients and as such didn’t feel anything looked appetizing enough to be photographed next to my delicious chicken. At least I got the photo before they were devoured! This recipe has been modified slightly.

Miles behind on my recipes, yikes. January was a blur as we were sick most of the month. Bouncing back in February and trying to get caught up on life in general has made life challenging at best. Plus I am trying to make more time for myself (exercising) and not feel guilty about it.

And so I have yet another variation of couscous to share. Bound and determined to get the family eating more grains I keep trying different ways to eat it. I used to try and sell couscous, barley and bulgur wheat as little wee noodles to the kids…ya they caught on.

With couscous you can add or delete whatever you like (ie: substitute flat leaf parsley for cilantro).

I first tasted this Toasted Sesame Cream Cheese Spread at a friend’s place about 15 years ago when living in Vancouver. I don’t know where she got the recipe but it was and still is devine. I’ve made a few modifications on quantities and find it best with crispy rice crackers. This spread is always a hit and usually disappears quite quickly.

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